Washing machine



JUY l, 1930 H. A. w. HowcoTT 1,769,221

WASHING MAQHINE v INVENTOR ATTORNEY `uly l, 1930. H. A.. w. HowcoTT I 1,769,221

WASHING MACHINE Filed Sept. 21, 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 .HUH

Illllf WITNESS ATTORNEY WASHING MAGHJNE Filed Sept. 21, 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 WITNESS ATTORN EY July l, 1930. A. w. Howcor'r 1,769,221

WASHING MACHINE Filed Sept. 21;' 11928 4 sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR WITNESS H/l'owcoff ATTORN EY y Patented July 1, 1930 Unire-STATS agrar' oFF-ics HARLEY A'. W. How-corr, orNnW oieLEnNsrLoUrsIANAj 1 WASHING 4riviAcrIIlxTr.

,.lippiimtnmV sied september 21,'192s.- serial No. 307,432.

"This invention relates to hydraulic WashV ing machines anda primaryfobject thereof is to construct a machine of this character y clothes so thatthey Will vbe perfectly cleansed and rinsed.

' Another object of the "inventionisltoso construct a machine` ofthis character that the operating parts `Will be vhoused andpro- V vtected against Water and so positioned that all danger of the clothing becomingfentan-A gled therewith is prevented.

Another "obj ect of the invention is tovprovide a machine of this character in whichv the SG operating parts are simple and yet effective' and Whic is comparatively cheapv in construction'and Which combines three in one7 vthat is',

a Washer, a clothes Wringer, andan' ironing 1n carrying out thesev objectsythe invention f' issusceptibleofa Wide range of modification V-vvithout departing from thefspiritv or .sacrific-` ing of the advantages of the claimed invention; there being .shown in the dravv-,vV

3G ings for illustrative purposes a preferred and practical form, iin -WhichL-Q Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a clothes VYWasher. constructed in accordance With this invention`;"f" e5 Figure 2 is a top'p'lan yv e'vv thereof;v

Figure 3 is a vertical section taken on the line'S-B ofFig. 2; F igure' isa horizontal Vsectionltaken on thelinell-Ll of'FigQg' f f HFigure 5 Vis .a fragmentary side vie'vv ofthe Washer; 1 Figure A6z is a vertical. section s hovving. a slightly different form of the invention; and Figure Tis a horizontal' section taken on the line Zi-7 ofv Fig. 6; y Figure 8 is a verticalsection ofa modified form of the invention vshown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive; t

Figure 9 is a vertical section of a modified ik form of the invention shovvn-ingFigs.y v6'm il".`

draining off o fvvater through a cock.

' In they embodiment illustrated inFigs. 1 i to 5 inclusive, a tank orv container 1 is shown Which may be of any desired configuration beinghere shown cylindrical and Which has a sloping floor or bot-tom 2 to provide for the This container or tank 1 is preferably mounted on castored legs 5to adaptitto. be moved readily from place to place. i

A removable. top 6y is securely fastenedin 60 any suitable mannerjon the container land is providedfvvith outvvardlyswinging doors? to yfacilitate .the entrance `of thev clothing Without removing the top. 'Rising at theV 'center of the top 6 is an aux- 65 iliary container 8 design to house and 'protect the operating mechanism of the machine.

This container` 8 is Vprovided With ja removable top 9 secured in` anysuitabley man-vk ner tol the container and *dependingA from which is aivater 'tightjvessel or casing 10 in Which is Vmounted a AWater vvhveelfll.A vThe shaft 12 of this Wheel passes through the bottom of the container'lO'and has a crank por# g 1 tion 13 located in the containerY 8 andjfrom 75 Which extends into the container 1 a straight portion 14 provided at its lower. end'vvith a propeller 15. This propeller 15 is' located.

" below and protected by means of avvire mesh Y screen 16 Which permits the Waterto Vpass 80 freely. therethrough: yet prevents `the clothing frombecoming entangled With -the apropeller, andmaintains the vvrungv clothingl from Contact With the inclined bottom 2 of y the container when the Wateris being drained therefrom. y e

The floor or lbottom 17 ofthe container `8f has a guide or Water tight bushing surrounds` Ying the shaft 14: and isalso equipped With similar bushings 19 and 20 vthroughWhich 90 y pass shafts 21 andr 22 which extend into-the tank 1 and-are designed to ybe reciprocated,r

.vertically in a manner presently to be de-` 1 scribed. rllhese shafts 21jand22 have mounted thereon spaced plungers or beaters28 and .95

124, which are apertured or cut out rvas 'shown at25. Y i v A Water inlet pipe 26 eXtendstransverse-i yly through the kWall vof the container 8r and enters the container '10 and 'discharges fr pipe 27, the branch 28 thereof being connected p against the water wheel 11 so that the force of the fluid entering through the pipe 26 will operate to drive the wheel 11 and impart motion to the shaft 12 which transmits its motion to the crank 13 and straight portion 14 thereby driving the propeller 15 and also operating to `drive the plungers 23 and 24 in a `manner presently toV be described.

The pipe 26 on the outside of the container 8 is connected to a substantially V-shaped by valvedl coupling V29 with the pipe'26 and by means of which the water is controlled.

through said pipe. A similar coupling 29a connects the branch 28a with another pipe 30 which extends through the side wall of the container' 8 and has a-portionwhich enters a water tight casing 32 located 1n thecontainer 8 and in which Ais revolubly mounted a water wheel 33 against which the pipe 30 discharges Vand by means of which-said wheel is v driven by thewater entering throughv said pipe.` 4This wheel 33 has a shaft34 which extends-through the side wall of thev container 8 and is journaled in a supportingV bracket35 and the side wall of the container 8. "Secured to this shaft 34 between these brackets 35 and 36 is a roller 37 which cooperates with a similar roller 38 to formY a1 clothes wringer. The roller 37 imparts motionto'the roller 38 in a well'known manner.

Two brackets 40 and41 extend laterally inward from opposed side Walls ofthe container 8, as shown in Fig. 3 and on which are fulcrumed bell crank levers 42 and 43, re-

spectively, the lever 42` having one arm thereof loosely` connected with a link 44 engaged with the crank portion 13 of the shaft 12 and its other arm loosely connectedv with the Y plunger rod 21. rlhe lever 43 has one of its arms similarly connected with a link 45 con nected with the crank portion'13 or shaft 12, and its other arm loosely connected with the plunger rod 22 so that on the rotation of theV shaft 12 not only the propeller 15 will be driven but the plunger rods 2l and 22 will be Y reciprocated vertically in opposite directions thereby operating as beaters for cleansing the clothing contained in the tank 1 and'to agitate the water therein.

'A water outlet pipe 46 leads from the chamber 10 and discharges into acup 54 in theV tions o'f thesevshafts 64 and in bearings 66 and 67 carriedloy thelower face of the top:v 9 ofthe container 8.; n allV other respects the machine is the same as that i "which operates the are connected with pipesvthrough which hot and cold water may be supplied to the container Vand which .pipes are controlled'by cocks 51 and y52,so that either hot or cold water may be supplied to the machine, lor both.

An overflow pipe 53 is located within the tank 1 at the side where the bottom 2 is lowest f and has its upper end provided'with-a cupshaped member 54 which permit-s water, when it reaches a predetermined level within the tank, to flow-outand be discharged through the lower end which entends through the side wall, of the tank and is provided outside said tank with a regulating cock 56. Y

' Located on thel top 6i ofthe tank 1 preferably opposite the side on which the wringerl is mounted-is an ironing board 57. Vlrlhus' it will be seen thatthe tank v1 acts as acoordi-fV nating means for ya plurality of elements which are essential tothe complete transare capable of beingworn. y c

lfn the form' shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the constructionlis the sameas thatshownin the other igureseXcept that instead of employf ingY the vertically reciprocable plungersV 23 and 24 rotarypropellers i60 and61 VVare provided in the upper portion ofthe tank v1 and housed'within wire me'shcasings 62 and 63, respectively, which protect the propellers against. contact with the clothing. rlhese casings 62 and 63 are shown secured to and depending Yfrom the guides orbushings 19T" and'20, respectively, which are carried by the bottom 17 of the container 8.

rllhe shafts64`and 65on which the'propel- 1ers 60jand 61 are mounted extend through the bushings or guides 19a and 26.EL to the container 8 andare there provided with crank portions 64a and 65a, respectively, with which the links 44l and'45arr are connected rat one end andat theiro'the'r ends with'the crank..

formation lof soiled clothes into'clothes which lUl) portion 13 of thesha'ft 12. VvThe upper por-5 described in Figs. Vl to 4 andconsequently the same reference numerals havebeen einployed on this for'mgof the invention which correspondwith'those of Figs. 1 to 5.,

It will thus Vbe seen 'that thev water entering the .chamber 10` through the pipe26 .will rotate thewate'r wheel 11 thereby imparting rotary motion tol Lthe crankA shaft 12 and operateV to drive'the propellersV `15, 60

and 61 whereby the water within. the tank 'will be kept constantlyagitated andfthro'wn out against the clothing container therein to effect the cleansing thereof. The water which l operates the wheelll passes out into the tank 1 through the pipe 46fand similarly the Vwater lwheel 31 to drive Y the Y wringer passes intosaid tank so that a. constanti supply of fresh water is fed to the tank 65 lare j ournaledY lit) ' l and passes out through the overflow pipe 53,l it being understood that the drain cock pipe 3 is cut off unless itis desired to draw out all kwater from the tank 1.

The operation of the machine in this form is the same as that in the 'other form except that the propellers 60 and 6l revolve while in the form shown in Figs. l to 5, the beaters reciprocate vertically and alternately.

The downwardly inclining of the bottom 2 of the tank l toward one side provides for the complete drainage of the water from the tank r means forsupplying water to said motor to*v actuate it, a dischargepipe leading from the when desired.

ltv will be obvious that this machine Vmay be quickly and easily connected with an ordinary house faucet or hydrant and in opening of the faucet willautomatically actuate the machine so that after theclothing has once been placed thereinno further attention will be necessary until it is desiredv to remove it when the cutting off of the water will effectively stop the machine and lpermit the manipulation of its contents.

A curved chute 36 has an open end in alinement with a horizontal plane passing between the rollers 37' and 38 for receiving and di-l recting to the container l thev clothes passing from the wringer. The water fromthe wringer follows the path taken by the clothes and is received by the container 1.,

A board or clothes support 39 is located vin a horizontal plane and has its inner ends I disposed adjacent the contacting surfaces of the rollers 37 and 38.l

A valved pipe controls therlow of water from thepipe 46 beforev it reaches'the container l or for limitingthe quantity of water admitted' to said container, while a valved )ipe 55a controls a predetermined discharge of the water yfrom the branch pipe 4162K Y Without further descriptionA it is thought that the features and advantages of the inventionwill be readily apparent to those skilled f in the art, and it will, of course, be under` sto0d,that changes in theform, proportionv and minor details of constructi-onmay be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of the invention or its scope as claimed.v

In the modiiied form of the invention shown in Figs. 8 and 9, it will be seen that an extension 100 is connected to the casing means for supplyingwater under pressure i Vto operate the motor-I` an overflowpipe mounted in said container to conductwater thereif `from after it reaches a predetermined point, J a cup at the upper' end of the overflow pipe,

a pipe leadingfrom said motor to the'cupto conduct waste water from the motor to the motor, abranch pipe leadin'gfrom said discharge pipe' to said. container to continuously supply fresh waterto the contain-er, and an outlet pipe from said container arranged to conduct water therefrom after it reaches a f predetermined height, said discharge'pipe being in 1 communication with the overflow pipe.

3'. A washing machine comprising a con-Y tainer, a water motor located'above said container, an agitator-located in said container and connected to be operated by said motor, means forsupplying water to said motor to actiiate it, a discharge pipe leading from the no, f

motor, a branch pipe leading from said discharge pipe to said container to continuouslyV supply fresh water to the container, an yout-y let pipe from said container arranged to conduct water therefrom afterit reaches a pre#l determined height, said discharge pipe be ing in communication with the overflow pipe, a valve-controlled pipe connected with a branch pipe and leading tothe exterior of thecontainer for controlling the quantity of lou f' -water supplied to the container'by the branch l no" los 32, and carried across the container l and Y has its free end emptying into the member 54 so that the water from the motor will be drained directly away from thecontainer instead of falling into the same, as shown in Figs. 3 and 6. The other elements ofthe construction are similar in all respects to the device illustrated in Figs. 3 and 6.

l. A washing machine comprising a container, an agitator therein, a water m-otor located above said container, a crank shaft connecting said motor with said agitator whereby the agitator is actuated by the motor, i 

